To: Investorman who wrote (1420 ) 11/10/2000 8:36:06 AM From: funincolo Respond to of 2413 (PR NEWSWIRE) Hartcourt to Co-sponsor 'Beijing Night' at Comdex 2000 Hartcourt to Co-sponsor 'Beijing Night' at Comdex 2000 China State Information Center (CSIC) Delegation Of 100 Hi-Tech Entrepreneurs Will Participate LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hartcourt Companies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HRCT; Frankfurt: HCT), www.hartcourt.com today announced that it will be a co-sponsor of the Comdex "eBeijing Forum -- Venture Capital and New Economy in China," also known as "Beijing Night," to be held on November 15, 2000 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. China State Information Center (CSIC) has organized a delegation consisting of more than 100 representatives of well-known Chinese hi-tech enterprises to visit Comdex 2000. The Beijing Night Forum at Comdex is intended to introduce this delegation to various technology related ventures and partners and will be co-sponsored by W.I. Harper (www.wiharper.com), the renowned venture capital firm based in San Francisco and Business News International, the leading media publishing company specializing in IT and Medical Science in the Greater China Region. The forum will create opportunities for top IT executives in China to exchange ideas on emerging technologies, new trends and business models with their U.S.-based counterparts as well as members of the venture investment community. Hartcourt CEO, Dr. Charlie Q. Yang, will be among the speakers presenting their China focused business strategies to attendees of the forum. Dr. Yang stated, "The Comdex Exhibition has become the premiere event for the IT and Hi-Tech fields throughout the world. The elite participants of China's IT industry take part in Comdex almost every year, but it's been difficult for them to find an opportunity to interact with their counterparts from other countries. We are very pleased that W.I. Harper Group asked us to co-sponsor to this year's Beijing Night event. We are looking forward to this important opportunity to strengthen business ties with entrepreneurs and investment firms engaged in U.S - China business ventures." About Hartcourt The Hartcourt Companies is a holding and development company that is building a network of Internet and telecommunication service companies in The People's Republic of China (China), including Hong Kong, in partnership with Chinese entrepreneurs as well as Chinese government-owned entities. Hartcourt's business goal over the next three years is to complete a series of IPOs or spin-offs focused on four main divisions: StreamingAsia, the streaming content (video/audio) web-casting and web hosting leader in Hong Kong; SinoBull Financial Group, the multi-media financial data provider and online securities trading platform; the Broadband ISP and Internet Infrastructure Group; and Hartcourt Capital Inc., the financial E-Finance transactions platform offering online banking, securities, insurance, equipment leasing, credit, and B2B transaction settlements. Detailed information on Hartcourt can be obtained via the company's Web site, www.hartcourt.com. Forward-looking statements Certain statements in this news release may constitute "forward looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward looking statements to differ materially from the forward looking statements. SOURCE The Hartcourt Companies Inc. -0- 11/10/2000 /CONTACT: Jack Westfield, Vice President, Corporate Finance, The Hartcourt Companies, Inc., 310-410-7290, JWestfield@Hartcourt.com/ /Web site: wiharper.com /Web site: hartcourt.com (HRCT) CO: Hartcourt Companies Inc.; China State Information Center; W.I. Harper; Business News International ST: California, Nevada, China IN: MLM TLS SU: TDS